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The Belgians

Have you ever wondered what people think of your country and culture? What about your whole continent? 🙂 Here’s what happened when a group of people originating from 7 different European countries tried to figure it out: what does brand “Europe” stand for? Meet “Brand New Europe“: non-Europeans know the answer.

In my youth Germany was a popular tourist destination for Belgians. Everybody went to Monschau, Aachen and Cologne. Germany was also well known for high-quality products. For example, cameras. My first camera was a Voigtländer. Back then the tailors valued also solid Solingen scissors – they were without equal. And...

Life has somehow always taken me to Germany. I started to learn German in the school and during the high school years I was an exchange student. At that time it wasn’t very common in Estonia. I feel at home in Germany. I understand the system. I have friends over...